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Time of India
3 days ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Day After, No Progress Of Monsoon Over Vidarbha
1 2 Nagpur: The northern limit of the southwest monsoon remained over the southern parts of Gadchiroli on Thursday, after arriving in Vidarbha 18 days ahead of schedule. However, a brief intense spell of rain lashed several parts of the city between 4pm and 6pm. The moderate rainfall caught many people unawares, and they had to take shelter under flyovers or nearby kiosks. Waterlogging was seen in many areas. The IMD said the southwest monsoon further advanced into some more parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, some more parts of the North Bay of Bengal, the remaining parts of the northeastern states, and some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and entire Sikkim on Thursday. "The northern limit of the monsoon continues to pass through Mumbai, Ahilyanagar, Adilabad, Bhawanipatna, Puri, Sandhead Island, and Balurghat. Conditions are favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon over some more parts of West Bengal and Bihar during the next 1-2 days," the IMD said. Meanwhile, a parked car was damaged after a tree fell on it near Rajabaksha Mandir, close to Medical College Square, early Thursday morning. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident, fire officials said. The control room of the fire department received a call at around 5.50am regarding the mishap. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The uprooted tree fell on a car owned by Rajgopal Jham. A team from the Cotton Market Fire Station was immediately dispatched to the site. Firefighters successfully removed the tree and cleared the debris from the road. The damage was estimated at Rs2.50 lakh. The incident caused a temporary traffic disruption on the busy road stretch, which remains congested throughout the day due to its proximity to the Govt Medical College and Hospital. It took nearly two hours for the fire brigade to complete the clearance operation and restore normal traffic flow.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Time of India
Worker killed as hillock caves in during NH66 widening
Kasaragod: An 18-year-old guest worker died and two were injured when a portion of a hillock collapsed during the construction work of retaining wall for the national highway at Cheruvathur on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mumtaj Mir, while the injured persons are Mohan Thejar, 18, and Munlal Laskar, 55. All of them are West Bengal construction is part of the six-laning of NH66 and the work is being carried out by Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL).According to the company officials, the accident happened around 10am when the workers were fixing shuttering plates to construct the retaining wall. Around 20 workers were present at the site when the incident happened. Mohan and Munlal were buried only from their waist down and they were rescued quickly. They suffered leg fractures. But, Mumtaj was totally buried, the officials took around 30 minutes to pull him out. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, his life could not be saved. His body was later shifted to the Govt Medical College, Pariyaram, for autopsy. Chandera police have registered a case and launched a district collector Inbasekar K visited the site. He instructed MEIL to suspend the construction works of the service road and retaining wall until further orders. The state disaster management authority has been asked to submit a report on the incident, the collector collector also directed officials to relocate the high-tension power line running above the hillock due to the risk of collapse.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Bodies of 3 medicos who drowned in Wainganga recovered
Chandrapur: Bodies of three MBBS students who drowned in Wainganga river on Chandrapur-Gadchiroli border on Saturday were recovered on incident occurred on Saturday evening when three students from Govt Medical College, Gadchiroli, had gone for a swim and reportedly drowned. Search and rescue operation launched by Saoli police was suspended on Saturday evening due to poor visibility and resumed on Sunday 8:30am on Sunday, the rescue teams recovered bodies of all three students — Gopal Ganesh Sakhare from Chikhli in Buldhana district; Swapnil Udhal Singh Shire from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; and Parth Balasaheb Jadhav from Shirdi, Ahilyanagar district. All three were aged was conducted at Saoli Rural Hospital, after which the bodies were handed over to the the incident, senior officials including Dr Ajay Chandanwale, director of medical education, Mumbai; Dr Rakesh Waghmare, special executive officer; Dr Raj Gajbhiye, dean of Govt Medical College, Nagpur; and Ranjit Yadav, deputy collector of Gadchiroli, visited the spot. Local MLA from Saoli-Bramhapuri constituency, Vijay Wadettiwar, also met the grieving families and assured them of appropriate MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar demanded financial assistance of Rs5 lakh each for the families of the deceased students from Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Mungantiwar reportedly spoke with CM Devendra Fadnavis over the phone and received a positive assurance regarding the aid. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Government official in Rajouri, 4 other civilians killed in shelling
ADDC Raj Kumar Thapa JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Heavy cross-border shelling by Pakistan killed five people, including a senior J&K official, and wounded several others across Rajouri, Poonch and Jammu districts Saturday, while a series of explosions rocked Srinagar, triggering panic across the city. Rajouri district's additional district development commissioner Dr Raj Kumar Thapa, a 1989 medical graduate from Govt Medical College, Jammu, died when an artillery shell struck his official residence. Operation Sindoor Armed forces maintaining strong vigil after Pak ceasefire breach: MEA Behind the scenes of ceasefire: Calls from Pakistan, Washington Pakistan violates ceasefire: Loud explosions, sirens haunt J&K- what we know so far Two other govt employees present at Thapa's residence were critically wounded and rushed to hospital. "Devastating news from Rajouri. We have lost a dedicated officer of J&K administration services," CM Omar Abdullah posted on X. "Just yesterday he was accompanying dyCM around the district and attended an online meeting I chaired... May his soul rest in peace." Among the fatalities were two-year-old girl Aisha Noor and Mohd Shohib, 35, - killed near an industrial zone in Rajouri. Rashida Bi, 55, died when a mortar shell hit her home in Kanghra-Galhutta village of Poonch's Mendhar sector. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo J&K CM Omar announces Rs 10L ex gratia for kin of deceased Ashok Kumar was killed in RS Pura sector along international border in Jammu. Zakir Hussain, 45, died in a shell blast in Kheri Keran Bantalab area of Jammu. CM Abdullah announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh for kin of those killed. "While no compensation can ever replace a loved one or heal the trauma... this is a gesture of support and solidarity," he said, after visiting affected areas in Jammu. Artillery shells and suspected drones hit residential neighbourhoods in Jammu city, including Rehari and Roopnagar, wounding several civilians. In Srinagar, loud explosions rattled the city early morning, hours after multiple drone attacks were launched across the Valley. Air defence systems intercepted drones, preventing casualties. By noon, normalcy had returned to most parts of Srinagar, but two fresh explosions were reported - one from Dal Lake after a projectile hit the waterbody, and another from Lasjan. Both are being probed. Northern Kashmir's LoC sectors of Uri, Tangdhar, Gurez, and Keran faced intense overnight shelling, damaging dozens of homes. Hundreds of families fled to govt shelters in Baramulla and Kupwara.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Punjab govt prepared for emergencies, says minister urges people to stay calm.
Patiala: Punjab health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh on Saturday assured the public that the state govt, under the leadership of chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, was fully prepared to deal with any emergency arising from the current tension between India and a high-level meeting with the Patiala district administration and the representatives of the associations dealing in essential commodities, Dr Balbir Singh urged the people to stay calm and avoid unnecessary panic buying. He emphasised that stocks of all essential items, including food, fuel, and medicines, were available in surplus."There is no need to get into panic buying. Hoarding will only create unnecessary pressure on the system. The govt has ensured that supplies remain uninterrupted," said Dr Balbir also appealed to the citizens not to approach or touch any suspicious object such as drones, missiles, or bomb-like items, and to report such sightings immediately to the police. "Handling such items is the responsibility of the Army, police, and fire brigade," he minister further directed representatives from the sectors, including LPG, petrol/diesel, fruits, vegetables, groceries, and medicines, to avoid hoarding or black marketing, and to spread awareness that supplies were stable and under informed that emergency and ambulance services with life-support systems were fully operational across govt hospitals. Additionally, under the 'Farishtey' scheme, treatment for any war or disaster-related injuries would be provided free of cost in all govt Balbir Singh, wearing his doctor's apron at the meeting, stressed the importance of community training in disaster preparedness. He said nursing staff, interns, paramedics, civil defence volunteers, and citizens across Punjab would be trained in first aid, rescue operations, and emergency instructed the director principal of Govt Medical College, Patiala, and the civil surgeon to formulate a standard operating procedure for these trainings. "Our objective is to ease the burden on the Army and police and to keep their morale high by ensuring civilian readiness and self-reliance in emergency situations," said the Varun Sharma assured that the district police were fully prepared to safeguard life and property, while ADC Navreet Kaur Sekhon, representing DC Preeti Yadav, confirmed that all emergency response teams in the district had been fully 121058446 413 |
